Busan vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Busan	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3048	$3028
🏠 One person rent	$395	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$821	$1253
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2421	$740
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	90
😀 Quality of life	89	68
🏙️ Population	3.45M	9.21M

The cost of living in Busan is 6% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4837th and 4630th ($1122 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 6th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 181st and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Mexico City

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	Busan	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.92	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8000	$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7248	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.2	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14632	$8550

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$901
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$973
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1083
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$1002
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$893
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$992
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$931
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$1008
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1146
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1114
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$980
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$1000
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$999
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$981
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$977
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$995
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1027
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$1005
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$985
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$871
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$981
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$992
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$915
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1178
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$978
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$968
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$996
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$985
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$1015
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$1020
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$1016
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$994
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$975
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$1000

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709